The ancient poems describing the love between men and women are as follows:
1. "The Book of Songs·Beifeng·Jingnu" Anonymous in the Pre-Qin Dynasty
Since shepherding and returning to the grassland, she is beautiful and unique. The gangster girl is beautiful, and the beautiful woman is the beauty.
Translation: Gather catkins in the countryside and give them to me. The catkins are beautiful and rare. It’s not that the catkins are beautiful, it’s that beauties give each other great affection.
2. "There are creepers in the wild" Pre-Qin Dynasty·Anonymous
There are creepers in the wild, and there is no dew. There is a beautiful person, as graceful as clear air. We meet each other by chance, and we meet each other by chance.
Translation: Green grass grows everywhere in the countryside, and the dewdrops are full of grass leaves. There was a beautiful girl, with delicate features and charming eyes. Meeting her by chance and walking with her are a joy.
3. "Guo Feng·Wei Feng·Papaya" Anonymous in the Pre-Qin Dynasty
He gave me papaya and repaid him with Qiongju. It's always good to be rewarded by a bandit!
Give me peaches and give me Qiongyao in return. It's always good to be rewarded by a bandit!
You gave me wood and plums, and you gave me Qiongjiu in return. It's always good to be rewarded by a bandit!
Translation:
He gave me papayas, and I repaid him with beautiful jade. Qiongjiu is not only seeking retribution, but also seeking eternal good fortune!
What he gave me was a peach of hearts, and what I gave him in return was Qiong Yao. Qiongjiu is not only seeking retribution, but also seeking eternal good fortune!
What he gave me was Suli, and what I gave him in return was Qiongjiu. Qiongjiu is not only seeking retribution, but also seeking eternal good fortune!
4. Looking at each other without words, only a thousand lines of tears. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, "Jiang Chengzi·Dreams on the Night of the Twentieth Day of the First Month of Yimao"
Interpretation: The two looked at each other, and they didn't know where to start from a thousand words, but they were speechless and shed a thousand lines of tears.
5. If we hadn’t met at the top of Qunyu Mountain, we would have met under the moonlight at Yaotai. ——"Qing Ping Diao·Part 1" Tang Dynasty Li Bai
Interpretation: If I didn't see her at the top of Qunyu Mountain, I would meet her under the moonlight of Yaochi.